An Easter Acronym

As I was pondering what to write about in the blog, I prayed and asked the Lord what He wanted me to say.  Also, realizing that this is the time when we “celebrate” Easter, recognizing the life, death, burial, and resurrection of our Blessed Savior, I wanted to honor Him in a special way.  

However, when I think about Easter, I know that for me it is not just a once a year observance, but an everyday reality of what the Lord has done in my life, in the lives of many of you who read this blog, and in the lives of countless believers all over the world.

 I truly praise God for my Savior, who loves me and sacrificially gave His life so that I might know what new life and abundant living are all about.  In honor of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit placed on my heart an acronym for EASTER.  

 E---Everlasting Father   When the prophet Isaiah announced those wonderful attributes about our Savior hundreds of years before His birth (Isaiah 9:6), the name Everlasting Father, speaks of His eternality, that He was, is and is to come, the One who has always existed and knows the beginning from the end. He knew in eternity past that He would come to take away our sins.

A---All Sufficient Sacrifice  The Lord’s death on the cross paid the precious price for our sins, and no other price needed to be offered or paid.  The writer of Hebrews says, “We have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” (Hebrews 10:10)    It is finished, hallelujah!

S---Savior of Sinners    The Lord’s mission when He was physically on earth was to seek and save those that are lost.  He came to preach the Good News about Himself,  so that all who would receive Him would become part of God’s forever family.    In 1 Timothy 1:15, the apostle Paul declared that, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”   Rejoice that our Lord saved us and is still saving the lost!

T---Truth    Many times throughout the Gospels, the Lord would say “Truly I say to you”, and His followers could know for certain that He always spoke the truth.  He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6).  Knowing Him, who is Truth, sets us free from a life controlled by the deceitfulness of sin.

E---Exalted King   He is the Exalted King, of whom Paul spoke about when he declared that , “…one day every knee will bow…… and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.” (Philippians 2:10,11)  He will reign forever and ever and His kingdom will never be destroyed. How awesome it is that we who belong to Him are part of that kingdom!

R---Righteous  Ruler   The apostle John called Christ the Righteous One (1 John 2:1).  He is righteous and true in all of His ways; He will always do what is right because He is the perfect, blameless, holy Son of God.

This week and beyond, let us worship Him for who He is,  adore Him for why He came,  love Him completely, serve Him passionately,  and share Him with others.